Pitch and Putt

GOLI Visitors’ Guide to Long Island Golf updated for 2018 and US Open attendees

18-hole, 18-hole, 9-hole, 9-hole, Bethpage, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, Off-Course Destinations, Pitch and Putt, South Shore, Suffolk Courses

April 2, 2018

Golf On Long Island's Visitors' Guide to Long Island Golf is now updated for 2018, including information on which area courses are catering to out-of-town golfers who are looking to play while here for the U.S. Open in June. Also featured is the latest information on the new NYS Parks online tee-time system. That's in […]

Bethpage repeats as “Best Golf Course” in annual Long Island Press poll

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February 24, 2017

Nothing to see here. The results are in for the 2017 "Best of LI" poll by the Long Island Press, and Bethpage State Park is still on top. In fact, all of the golf-category winners from 2016 are back in the top spot — Bethpage for "Best Golf Course," Heartland Golf Park for "Best Driving

Three Long Island courses to host local qualifiers this summer for Drive, Chip and Putt Championship at Augusta

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January 16, 2016

For local junior golfers, the rarely open road to Augusta National begins this July at one of three Long Island golf courses. Standing between the young golfer in your life and the Nantz-adored azaleas of Augusta are hundreds of juniors across Long Island and the Northeast, with the best invited to compete at the famous club next spring. Qualifying

Massive Jones Beach restoration project will signal the end of its oceanside golf course

18-hole, In the News, Nassau Courses, Pitch and Putt, South Shore

March 20, 2014

New York State is preparing to announce a $65 million Jones Beach restoration project that will renovate old, historic structures and add new food and recreation facilities, according to Newsday. The park's pitch-and-putt golf course, closed since Hurricane Sandy, will be replaced by one of those new additions. Bordered by the beach on the south

Registration open for annual Robert Moses Pitch-and-Putt Golf Tournament

18-hole, For Beginners, Pitch and Putt, Suffolk Courses

June 21, 2013

Players who love to wield their wedges might want to save the following date. Registration is currently open for the annual Robert Moses Pitch-and-Putt Tournament, set to tee off at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17 at Robert Moses State Park in Babylon. The first 120 registrants will be accepted. Entry fee for the outing

Pitch & Putt uppost_date: Robert Moses State Park Golf Course open again, Cedar Beach open, Jones Beach closed

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May 23, 2013

Robert Moses State Park on Fire Island reopened this morning for the first time since the grounds and its main traffic circle were heavily damaged last October by Hurricane Sandy. Included in the grand reopening is the pitch-and-putt golf course at the west end of the barrier-beach park. The golf course, accessible at Field 2,

Newsday: Long Island golf business not booming

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April 6, 2013

[Read Golf On Long Island's take on the Newsday article: Newsday report features false data to support negative view of Long Island golf industry] The business of golf on Long Island is "in the rough" according to a report published Thursday on Newsday.com. Newsday's Ted Phillips said the Long Island golf industry is "shrinking" thanks

Hurricane Sandy Uppost_date: State parks on Long Island closed until further notice

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October 31, 2012

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced Wednesday that all state parks on Long Island are closed until further notice. Golfers wondering when they can play at affected state-park courses, which include Bethpage, Montauk Downs and Sunken Meadow, should visit the NYS Parks website or check back here at

Flyover: Sandy Pond Golf Course

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September 20, 2012

[This flyover was updated on December 20, 2022.] [UPDATE: Beginning in March 2023, Sandy Pond will go by the new name Sandy Pond Links and feature changes to the layout and facilities. Further information can be found here. This flyover will be updated after the course's reopening.] The nine holes that make up the Sandy

Flyover: Cedars Golf Club